Research Report Predicts 15 million Mobile/Wireless Health Devices by 2012

[CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight]

Colleagues,

As reported in eWeek.com ... ABI Research predicts that 15 million mobile & wireless health devices will be in use by early 2012 for the purpose of remotely monitoring the well-being of elderly or at-risk people ... Using embedded cellular connectivity, so-called telehealth devices can collect vital signs wirelessly from a range of external devices such as weight scales and blood pressure cuffs ... Cellular modules built into end-use medical devices will be one of the primary drivers of wireless "telehealth" over the next 24 month..

Read on at: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Health-Care-IT/Better-Living-Through-Wirel...

We are tracking this market as well. Drawn from the MedTech-IQ "Brain", it appears that the market will be competitive. Here is a list of leading companies "MedTech-IQ" has been tracking in the mobile/wireless health device market:

Colonizers: Telemedicine (Remote Monitoring, Home Health, Disease Management & ICU Companies)
Aerotel Medical Systems LTD
AFrame Digital
Aid Networks
Alere Medical
Biosign
Breakthrough Solutions
Bromedicon, Inc.
Cardiocom
Cinterion Wireless Modules
Clinidata Corporation
Critical Signals Technologies
Cybernet Systems Corporation
Delphi Medical Systems
EmFinders
Enfora
Firstat
FitLinxx
GenerationOne
Gentiae Clinical Research Inc
Girling Health Care
Healthsense, Inc
ICU Datasystems, Inc
IMS-Integrated Medical System, Inc
LifeStation, Inc
LifeWatch Holdings
Link to Life-Ma
M2MV, LLC
North Shore eCare
Polymap Wireless, Inc
Precept Health
Precision Diagnostic Services
QRS
SHL Telemedicine
Sigma Designs Inc
SIMCom Wireless Solutions
Sivix Corporation
Tadiran Lifecare
Telehealth Solutions
Televital, Inc.
Telit Communications
Veridigm
Wavecom
WEBVMC, LLC
Your Choice Living

Consolidators:Home Health & Chronic Disease Companies
Cerner BeyondNow Technologies
Fujitsu
McKesson Provider Technologies Corp
Misys HCIS
Patient Care Technologies
Siemens Medical Solutions
3M
A&D Medical
Boston Scientific, Corp
GE-General Electric
Honeywell HomMed
IDX Systems Corporation
Intel Digital Health Group
Lincare Holdings, Inc
Matria Healthcare
Meditech
The Tunstall Group

If you know of other companies we should be covering, please leave us a comment:
http://medtechiq.ning.com/group/telemedicine/forum/topics/research-...

ENJOY!

CC

[Tom Muscarella]

You should also follow CardioNet (BEAT) and Triage Wireless in San Diego.

[CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight]

Tom,

Thank you. I will.

Conrad

[Dr. Maria F. Trujillo]

I came across very interesting developments by Voxiva too.

[CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight]

Maria,

Thank you. I have added them to our coverage list.

Conrad

[Lance M.]

CC, Another company to add.
http://www.lifewire.ca/
Lance

[CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight]

Lance,

As always, Thanks.

CC